Book of Hours (Dominican use)

Shelfmark The Hague, Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 133 E 15

Origin & date South Holland(?); [1438]. Added miniatures: Utrecht, follower of the Moerdrecht Master (illuminator); c. 1440-1450. Added miniature (f. 16v): Delft(?); c. 1440-1450

Physical description

Vellum, ff. 274, 117x79 (60x45) mm, 17 lines, littera hybrida. Latin and Dutch. Binding: 16th-century brown leather, blind

Illumination

Penwork initials with pen-flourishes in South Holland(?) style (ff. 17r, 48r, 65r, 106r, 122r, etc.)

Provenance

Agatha Francisci van Leyden (= sister Aechte Frans Backersdr., Jacobines at Leyden; 16th century). Purchased in 1897 from antiquarian bookseller J. Halle, Munich

Bibliography

Brandhorst & Broekhuijsen-Kruijer 1985, no. 141. - CMD-NL 1988

Note

Dominican calendar: feasts in red include St. Thomas of Aquino (7 March) and his Translation (28 January), the Translation of St. Peter Martyr (7 May), St. Dominic `patris ordinis nostri' (5 August) and his Translation (23 May). Full-page miniatures missing before f. 92 (Short Hours of the Cross), f. 97 (Hours of the Holy Spirit).

All catalogue fields

Type	Manuscript book
NU	xx
Language of record	nl
Source project(s)	MSS; BYVANCK; KBMSS
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 E 15
Title (index form)	Book of Hours in Latin and Dutch (Dominican use)
Language of origin code	nn
Place of origin	South Holland(?); Utrecht; Delft
Date of origin	1440-1450; 1438
Illuminator / Master	Moerdrecht Master, follower
Decoration style	Utrecht decoration (`multi-coloured leaves')
Related names/collections	Halle, J., Munich (antiq.); Aechte Frans Backersdr.
Cataloguer's note	MH 20-1-99. ask 6-2000; 16v naief Delft
Language	Latin; Dutch
Language (Dutch)	Latijn; Nederlands
Classification code	01 A 33 1
Geographic code	01 NL 02 SH DE; 01 NL 02 SH; 01 NL 02 UT UT

8 illuminations catalogued

f. 16vfull-page miniature

Madonna: Mary sitting on the crescent, holding the Christ-child

Hours of the Virgin

1425-1450

11F4132(+0)11F715

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6241
Sequence (global)	4714
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 E 15
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 E 15
Image size (mm)	72x58
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	16v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133E15_016V_MIN.JPG

f. 47vfull-page miniature

The carrying of the cross: Christ bears the cross

Penitential Psalms

1425-1450

73D41

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6242
Sequence (global)	4715
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 E 15
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 E 15
Image size (mm)	67x44
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	47v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Moerdrecht Master, follower
Note	Not available = 133E15_047V_MIN.JPG

f. 64vfull-page miniature

The Last Judgement: Christ raises the dead

Office of the Dead

1425-1450

11U21

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6243
Sequence (global)	4716
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 E 15
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 E 15
Image size (mm)	70x46
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	64v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Moerdrecht Master, follower
Note	Not available = 133E15_064V_MIN.JPG

f. 105vfull-page miniature

Salvator Mundi: Christ holding an orb

Hours of the Eternal Wisdom

1425-1450

11D324

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6244
Sequence (global)	4717
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 E 15
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 E 15
Image size (mm)	54x31
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	105v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Moerdrecht Master, follower
Note	Not available = 133E15_105V_MIN.JPG

f. 121vfull-page miniature

The five Holy Wounds

Prayers to the Five Holy Wounds

1425-1450

73D83

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6245
Sequence (global)	4718
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 E 15
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 E 15
Image size (mm)	58x32
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd
Scene order key	121v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Note	Not available = 133E15_121V_MIN.JPG

f. 131vfull-page miniature

The Trinity: God the Father holding the body of Christ (Not Gottes)

Prayer to the Trinity

1425-1450

11B3232

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6246
Sequence (global)	4719
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 E 15
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 E 15
Image size (mm)	89x52
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. B&BK 1985: 'Genadestoel'
Scene order key	131v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Moerdrecht Master, follower
Note	Not available = 133E15_131V_MIN.JPG

f. 189vfull-page miniature

St. Dominic of Calerueja holding a book and a cross-staff, and trampling a devil

Prayer to St. Dominic of Calerueja, St. Peter Maryr of Verona and St. Thomas Aquinas

1425-1450

11D123 11H(DOMINIC)11K2 11P31521 31A2726 49L72

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6247
Sequence (global)	4720
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 E 15
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 E 15
Image size (mm)	64x42
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. Closed book
Scene order key	189v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Moerdrecht Master, follower
Note	Not available = 133E15_189V_MIN.JPG

f. 226vfull-page miniature

St. Catherine of Siena showing her stigmata, a crown at her feet

Hundred Articles of the Passion of Christ

1425-1450

11HH(CATHERINE OF SIENA)11P31522 11Q43 44B191

All catalogue fields

Sequence no.	6248
Sequence (global)	4721
Shelfmark	The Hague, KB, 133 E 15
Shelfmark (Dutch)	Den Haag, KB, 133 E 15
Image size (mm)	66x43
Type	manuscript illumination
Cataloguer's note	tgvgd gcdrd. B&BK 1985: 'H. Margaretha van Hongarije'; bedoeld zal zijn Elisabeth van Hongarije, maar die is hier niet afgebeeld. KvdH
Scene order key	226v
Language of origin code	1 Northern Netherlands
Illuminator / Master	Moerdrecht Master, follower
Note	Not available = 133E15_226V_MIN.JPG